The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.

Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.

One of those at
table with Jesus said to him, "Blessed is the
one who will dine in the Kingdom of God." He
replied to him, "A man gave a great dinner
to which he invited many. When the time for
the dinner came, he dispatched his servant to say to
those invited, ´Come, everything is now ready.´ But one
by one, they all began to excuse themselves. The
first said to him, ´I have purchased a field and
must go to examine it; I ask you, consider
me excused.´ And another said, ´I have purchased five yoke
of oxen and am on my way to evaluate
them; I ask you, consider me excused.´ And another
said, ´I have just married a woman, and therefore I
cannot come.´ The servant went and reported this to
his master. Then the master of the house in a
rage commanded his servant, ´Go out quickly into the
streets and alleys of the town and bring in
here the poor and the crippled, the blind and the
lame.´ The servant reported, ´Sir, your orders have been
carried out and still there is room.´ The master
then ordered the servant, ´Go out to the highways and
hedgerows and make people come in that my home
may be filled. For, I tell you, none of
those men who were invited will taste my dinner.´"

Introductory Prayer: Oh God, thank you for allowing me
to come into your presence. Your love enlarges my
soul. I long to see your face! I come to
this prayer with a thirst to just be in
your presence, relax under your loving gaze. May my presence
here be an expression of my love for you.

Petition: Lord, help me to put aside
all excuses when invited to your banquet.

1. Valuing the
Invitation: Some of the happiest moments of our lives are
spent around a banquet table. Milestones are celebrated there,
friendships grow deeper, and relationships are renewed. Could this
be why Jesus so frequently used this image to
describe heaven? Let’s spend a moment thinking about the joy
of heaven — of this never-ending feast. We cannot
fathom what it will be like to see God
and the inexhaustible beauty of his Triune majesty. And the
company will be great! In the heavenly banquet it
doesn’t matter where you sit: you’ll be next to
a saint, and the conversation will be wonderful!

2. Legitimate RSVP?
Going to a banquet takes some effort. You need
to get a babysitter, pick out something to wear
and possibly alter previous plans. If the invitation isn’t
valued, that effort won’t be forthcoming; instead, you will make
excuses. They may express a reality — those oxen
are ready to go! — but they camouflage the
real issue: that particular banquet doesn’t seem worth it. This
should make us reflect on the excuses we have
about our spiritual lives. Do they mask a growing
spiritual mediocrity?

3. The House Will Be Filled: The master
of the house is upset because the people that
should have been the first to accept his invitation
turn him down. But everything is purchased, and the party
is ready to go. Someone will have a chance
to enjoy it. Here perhaps is another angle for
reflection: We are that master’s servants. He wants his house
to be filled, and he needs us to make
it happen. The servants are quick and agile, and they
understand what the master wants: “There’s still room!” So
too, let’s ask the Lord to give us apostolic
hearts that won’t rest until the house is full. What
a feast that will be!

Conversation with Christ:
Lord Jesus, I am looking forward to the day
when we will be with you at the feast
of the Kingdom of Heaven. Help me to understand that
the joy and happiness of that banquet are worth
the sacrifice of any worldly priority. So often I
have excuses. Give me strength never to be pulled away
from you.

Resolution: I will accept God’s invitation
and not put anything in front of my prayer life
today.

The daily meditation is a service of Regnum Christi that offers people a Gospel reflection through e-mail. You can view the weekly meditation on this link or listen the podcast version here.